First observation of fluorescence in marine turtles

Title Variants

Alternative: Fluorescent sea turtles

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3845

By

Gruber, David F. , author

Sparks, John S. , author

Type

Book

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Published material

Publication info

New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, [2015]

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"December 7, 2015."

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In recent years, biofluorescence has been observed in an increasing diversity of animals. Biofluorescence has been primarily examined in cnidarians, and it is also known to occur in other marine animal phyla, including Ctenophora, Annelida, Arthropoda, and Chordata. Most recently, the phenomenon has been shown to be phylogenetically widespread and phenotypically variable in cartilaginous and ray-finned fishes. Here we report on the first observation of fluorescence in a marine tetrapod, sea turtles.

Subjects

Biofluorescence , Fluorescence , Hawksbill turtle , Loggerhead turtle , Nugu Island Region , physiology , Reptiles , Sea turtles , Solomon Islands

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3845 2015

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/3845.1
OCLC: 931533025